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an issue of Geography starts within the early Nineteen Nineties within the middle of Bombay the place younger Peter and Anna are buddies dwelling with their households. They dwell within the Billimoria construction, ensconced within the Catholic ghetto. whilst Hindus break a mosque within the far-off Indian country of Ayodhya, riots explode in Bombay, the worst the town has witnessed. Peter and Anna, simply 21 and sixteen years outdated, are stuck within the explosion whereas their households tackle the duty of sheltering a Muslim neighbor. Amidst this turmoil and tragedy, Anna’s family members migrates to Canada and she or he is separated from Peter, simply as their love blossoms. Fifteen years later, Anna returns to India to say estate she has inherited. For an speedy, she believes she could have a moment likelihood with Peter, yet sectarian violence builds partitions among them once more. Anna and Peter are confronted with tough offerings as prior, current and destiny body a strong portrait of a urban, a humans in problem, and conflicted lovers.

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